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| white | Saturday after Epiphany | |
| Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany |
| | [217] 1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5+6a+9b; John 3:22-30. |
| Hours of the day |
| white green | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Optional |
| Anniversary: | 135th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Enright (68) d. 1962 at Kroonstad, RSA.  |
| Anniversary: | 130th anniversary of the death of P. Edward Burns (55) d. 1967 at Preston, Lancs, England. |
| Birthday: | 112th birthday of P. Jacob KAPITA (born this day in 1985). |
On this day in our Jesuit history...
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| 1724 | In China, an imperial decree was issued abolishing the Christian religion. With the exception of the Fathers at Peking, all missionaries were banished, their nchurches demolished and 300,000 Christians left without pastors. |
| 1949 | Paul C. Reinert was appointed as the 27th President of Saint Louis University. |
| 1984 | Raymond Swords, S.J. dies. He was President of Holy Cross from 1960-70. |
| 1985 | Eduardo Rodriguez dies in Spain, age 83. He preached 900 missions over 43 years, usually of 12-15 days length. He never carried a suitcase, but only a bundle or bag. |
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